--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-072217" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BJ" cik: "0001531152" company_name: "BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:37:20.191723+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # BJ's Wholesale Club appoints Steven L. Ortega and C. Marie Robinson to board of directors ## Summary - Appointed Steven L. Ortega (former CEO, Leslie's Inc.) and C. Marie Robinson (chief supply chain officer, Sysco) to board, effective June 15, 2023. - Ortega brings retail/omnichannel expertise; Robinson brings supply chain transformation insight; both are independent directors. - Each director receives $95K annual cash retainer, prorated RSU grant, and standard indemnification agreement. - Annual shareholder meeting: all 8 director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved, PwC ratified as auditor. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-072217 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BJ - cik: 0001531152 - company_name: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/tm2318830d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-072217 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-072217.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-072217.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Steven L. Ortega was appointed as Director at BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: appointed C. Marie Robinson and Steven L. Ortega as members of the board, effective immediately. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm - Executive change C. Marie Robinson was appointed as Director at BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: appointed C. Marie Robinson and Steven L. Ortega as members of the board, effective immediately. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) approval of the compensation of the company’s named executive officers at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Item 2 – The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers. The results of the shareholders’ vote with respect to the compensation of the company’s named executive officers were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAINED BROKER NON-VOTES 112,209,900 6,386,415 299,179 6,391,538 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Chris Baldwin, Darryl Brown, Bob Eddy, Michelle Gloeckler, Maile Naylor (nee Clark), Ken Parent, Chris Peterson and Robert Steele as directors at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Item 1 – The shareholders of the company elected Chris Baldwin, Darryl Brown, Bob Eddy, Michelle Gloeckler, Maile Naylor (nee Clark), Ken Parent, Chris Peterson and Robert Steele as directors to hold office until the company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2024 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the shareholders’ vote with respect to the election of each director were as follows: FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Chris Baldwin 115,472,383 3,423,111 6,391,538 Darryl Brown 113,992,151 4,903,343 6,391,538 Bob Eddy 115,209,478 3,686,016 6,391,538 Michelle Gloeckler 105,462,410 13,433,084 6,391,538 Maile Naylor (nee Clark) 117,649,763 1,245,731 6,391,538 Ken Parent 116,866,126 2,029,368 6,391,538 Chris Peterson 117,380,042 1,515,452 6,391,538 Rob Steele 117,580,237 1,315,257 6,391,538 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Item 3 – The shareholders of the company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the company’s fiscal year 2023. The results of the shareholders’ vote with respect to the ratification were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAINED BROKER NON-VOTES 119,249,036 5,775,236 262,760 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531152/000110465923072217/0001104659-23-072217-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.